Speaking of Tax Returns...

How funny that I mention I can't wait to get our refund, and when I checked our account this morning it had gone in! I wasn't expecting it for another week or two, but hey, I'll take it now. I already ordered the diapers! Yay! It will be about a week before I can pick them up though. Scott also got a Macbook for when he starts school this fall. Now to pay off some bills...

Kushies and Shine

I finally got a new cell phone!! I'm so excited! It a LG Shine. I love it! Emma better not throw this one into any kind of beverage! Here's a picture in case you don't know what they look like.

We started a new ladies Bible study at church last night. We're going through the book of Colossians. It seems like it should be a pretty good one. Last night we were there for almost an hour over the amount of time we were supposed to be there. Hopefully that doesn't happen too often cause I am apparently the only person who can get Emma to stay in bed. She was up until about 9:00 last night. Not good, since she still got up at 7:30 this morning. Oh well.

I can't wait to get our income tax return! I've got big plans for it. It's actually pretty much been spent already. How sad. :( We have a few credit card bills to pay off and completely get rid of FOREVER, we are switching to cloth diapers, which will save us a ton of money in the long run, we have to fix the A/C in the van, and Scott wants to get a macbook - if we have enough left over. We should though. I mostly can't wait to get the diapers! I'm really excited about them. New cloth diapers are just like regular diapers except you throw them in the washer. They are realy cute too and there is no folding or pinning like back in the day. YAY! Can't wait! (Is it sad that I get excited about diapers?)They also have a cute name though - Kushies.

Pictures

It looks like
someone is
starting to
enjoy tummy
time!









Emma finally
looked at the
camera for me!!

The Mirror Baby

Abby now has a favorite way to spend her time...talking to the baby in the mirror! As soon as she sees herself, she gets this big grin on her face and just starts talking away. It's the cutest thing! I probably say that about a lot of things...but it really is cute!

Emma's new thing is runnning in circles and sqealing at the top or her lungs. She's not mad when she does it. I guess she just likes the way it sounds or enjoys the reaction she gets out of us. It can get a little irritating after 10 or 15 minutes though!!

My mother should be coming down within the next 2 weeks. She hasn't been down since Abby was born. I told here she should just move down here cause she's missing A LOT. These babies go through a lot of changes when they're little! I don't think she'll ever come down to stay though. :(

I have to go to the doctor on Thursday for a "professional" pregnancy test. Not that it's really necessary - I know I'm pregnant. (Why else would I want to go to the doctor? For fun??) Then they will schedule my first actual prenatal appointment probably for early March.

Piggy Tails!!

We were invited to a superbowl party last night, but didn't go. Everyone was tired. I actually got to go to bed at 9:30 last night! The girls didn't have a good night though, so I still didn't get enough sleep. I've been up since a little before 6am. Uhg! Today I finally got Emma's hair to stay in pig tails! I'm so excited! What a cutie!

I couldn't get Emma to look at the camera. And this is the best one I could get of Abby. I had to make it black and white cause the lighting was awful and made the color look all crazy.

Lazy Day

I didn't get much of anything done today. I should have cleaned up, done laundry, washed dishes, and went grocery shopping. Pretty much none of that got done. I felt extra tired today. During nap time I almost did they dishes, but decided taking a bath sounded like a better idea. When Emma got up, I put in The Incredibles and napped a little on the couch. She mostly looked at her books while the movie was on, but at least she was occupied with something. We didn't do too much after that either - a little coloring, a little reading, etc.

Mike and Wanda got here around 6:30ish. We decided to go to Tumbleweed instead of Outback. We didn't get there until about 7. I had no idea it was that late! When we got in the van to come home, it was already 8:30. Emma usually goes to bed close to 7:30! She was very well behaved for it being so late. She keeps surprising me with how good she is when we go out! That 's a good thing I guess. It seems that whenever we go out to eat there is always another kid somewhere in the restaurant screaming or crying or throwing a fit. Emma just looks around and when she spots the kid she says, "Cry? Cry." It's kind of funny. It seems like she is concerned - like, "is he gonna be ok?".

Chuck E. Cheese

We had another crazy day! We made a trip to the VanFleet house so I could chat with Merideth and Emma could play with Victoria (19 months). We discovered that little girls are very mean to each other! They kept hitting each other! We were both a little surprised. I guess it's just a phase. Hopefully they will both grow out of it. We had a pretty good time once we got them distracted with a couple of bananas. They LOVE bananas! Merideth also invited us to go to Chuck E. Cheese with them. It was Emma's first time. I was surprised that they actually had quite a few games and small rides for toddlers. She had a great time. Too bad I forgot to take my camera. She got pretty mad when I told her we had to leave though.

It's way too cold here! I wouldn't mind doing all this stuff if I didn't have to bundle up babies and lug them to the car by myself when I've got the wind blowing Emma's hood off and Abby's blankets are flying everywhere!! When will spring get here!?!? Tomorrow we're supposed to go out with Mike and Wanda (my dad and stepmom). I think we will be going to Outback Steakhouse. I have never been, so they're taking me for my birthday dinner. And on Sunday we have a superbowl party we've been invited to. What a busy week!!!